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1999 SCG Pre Ritual Briefing

The Intention of Our Rite

2014 Earth-Along Home Game – Honoring the Earth

 

4 Days of Devotionals by Lisa Lea (Tiogar Saille) of Three Cranes Grove, ADF

 

A Beginning From An End

(Originally published in Druid's Progress 11)

A Celtic Lughnasad Module


A Cosmological Pre-Ritual Briefing

For the benefit of those who are not familiar with what we do in ADF, let me quickly explain our cosmology and what we expect to achieve in our ritual.

A Daily Morning Bathroom Devotional and Meditation

Items needed: a sink with water, a towel for drying, a candle (preferably unscented but this is a personal choice), matches, and an image of your Sacred Tree. Arrange these on your bathroom counter as you feel works best due to your counter space.

A Druid Dialog: What is ADF?

Taken at the Wellspring Festival in 2010, former ADF Archdruids talk about what our church is to them. Speaking are Rev. Kirk Thomas, Rev. Robert "Skip" Ellison, and Rev. Jeff Wyndham (Ian Corrigan).

A Druid Naming Ceremony

A Druidic Ritual Primer

A Druid ritual may appear complex and confusing to an outsider. This primer will cover some of the basics so that you will be able to get the most out of rituals that you attend.

A Further Preview of the DP: Pagan Piety, Keeping the Old Ways

[This article is an excerpt of materials included in the ADF Dedicant Path, which is included with ADF Membership. Members can access the information on the members site.]

A Further Preview of the DP: Right Action

[Note: This article first appeared in ADF's quarterly journal, Oak Leaves. The ADF Dedicant Path is included with ADF Membership.

A General Rite of Offering

The General Rite of Offering was designed as a venue to worship, honor and make offerings to any beings among the Indo-European Kindred, with exception of those beings considered to be Outsiders to any given ritual setting.

A Grove Blessing Rite

This Blessing Rite was performed by members of the Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF in early 2007.

A Grove Blessing Rite - Part 1

This ritual was performed in the Celtic (Irish) hearth culture by members of Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF, in Tucson, AZ in early 2007.

A Grove Blessing Rite - Part 2

This ritual was performed in the Celtic (Irish) hearth culture by members of Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF, in Tucson, AZ in early 2007.

A Grove Blessing Rite - Part 3

This ritual was performed in the Celtic (Irish) hearth culture by members of Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF, in Tucson, AZ in early 2007.

Opening the Sacred Center

Consecrating the Three Hallows
Gatekeeper Invocation
Opening the Gates

A Grove Blessing Rite - Part 4

This ritual was performed in the Celtic (Irish) hearth culture by members of Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF, in Tucson, AZ in early 2007.

The Three Kindreds

Kindred Offerings

Ancestors
Nature Spirits
Deities

A Grove Blessing Rite - Part 5

This ritual was performed in the Celtic (Irish) hearth culture by members of Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF, in Tucson, AZ in early 2007.

A Grove Blessing Rite - Part 6

This ritual was performed in the Celtic (Irish) hearth culture by members of Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF, in Tucson, AZ in early 2007.

Omen and Blessings

The Omen

A Grove Blessing Rite - Part 7

This ritual was performed in the Celtic (Irish) hearth culture by members of Sonoran Sunrise Grove, ADF, in Tucson, AZ in early 2007.

A Meditation

© Isaac Bonewits
Originally published in Druid's Progress #2

A Morning Devotional

(As soon as possible after waking up, I go to my altar, pour some holy water into a small glass, and light a stick of incense. Then, I take a few deep breaths and begin my rite.)

Grounding and Centering Chant:

A Personal Inventory for Leaders

While I've never personally been involved in a so-called "12 Step" program of recovery, I've always felt that there are valuable life lessons to be found within the steps.

A Possible Tale of Cosmic Origins

Before all there was the Frost
Wide and Deep, without end
Undifferentiated - the Chaos
Deep That frost was a Goddess
Domnu was her name, and she slept.
Into her sleep crept a dream,
A fleeting thought, a sudden spark

A Preritual Briefing Outline

The following is a brief outline of what a grove might want to cover in a preritual briefing for newcomers. Individual ADF groves may fill these items in differently, or even cover different items, than those below.


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